KAMHC is involved in several mission works around the country by supporting missionaries in their needs. We often go on short-term missions to these various locations to do our medical mission work. Many of our board members are in the front-line leading these mission efforts.

A) Haiti Medical Missionary Young-Jae Kim established a local mission center and a clinic in Haiti. This is where local health professionals are trained and sent out as medical missionaries.

Haiti Project Currently, KAMHC is working on raising funds and awareness for a missionary, Danny Kim, in Haiti. KAMHC is proud to sponsor and work with such a dedicated missionary that has previous success in medical missions work in Dominican Republic. He is fully qualified as a medical doctor and a pastor who has a deep passion for the people who are in need. Currently, he is working hard to create a sustainable solution for the people of Haiti by creating a clinic that will treat and care for patients who deeply need care of attention not only in medical ways but also in spiritual ways. Missionary Kim’s goal and approach is to teach and train local Haitian doctors so that they themselves can go out to the rural parts of the country and serve as medical missionaries. Needless to say, there is a great need of funds in finishing and maintaining this clinic that will serve as a crucial part of doing medical missions in the city of Saint Marc, Haiti. KAMHC hosted our first fundraising event for Haiti Project on Feb. 16th 2013 at Cerritos Presbyterian Church in Cerritos, CA.

B) Guatemala: Guatemala Chimaltenango Mission Hospital, through which medical oncologists Dr. Sang-Hoon Ahn and Dr. Chang-Soo Choi are helping to establish healthcare schools, operate intern and extern programs for the medical students in Guatemala in cooperation with local health professionals.

Guatemala Healthcare School Project Also, KAMHC is planning and negotiating to build a medical school in the City of Chimaltenango, Guatemala.

C) Mongolia Missionary In-Ja Lee, RN is working on establishing Homeless Clinic and College of Nursing, while teaching at Mongol International University in Mongolia with her husband missionary Chung Lee.

D) Ethiopia In Myungsung Hospital, Young-Hoon Kim, M.D., Pathologist, is sent as long term missionary to help establish pathology department in medical school in Ethiopia. Dr. Chisoo Choi is serving as a traveling faculty at medical college of MCM currently.

KAMHC regional chapter members are gathering together to support our next generation of medical professionals with prayers. Dr. Hong Sik Kim was elected as a KAMHC LA Chapter president. We are in the process of expanding local chapters in several different cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, New York, Philadelphia and Seattle.

We are also currently looking for seasoned professionals and young healthcare practitioners to whom we can provide mentorship and discipleship to meet the needs of the next generation of healthcare students.

• Evangelizing activities in local and international communities
• Sending emergency aid workers
• Establishing international nursing missionary network
• Training and sending out nursing missionary teams
• Providing support for nursing missionary teams

• Establishing and providing medical support for health centers
• Providing short and long term services for various nursing organizations
• Fundraising and providing support to eradicate communicable diseases.
• Planning to set up health clinics in North Korea

There is a huge unmet need for dental care of an acceptable standard. Areas of Cambodia have shown the worst oral health of young children around the world. Cambodia is currently 95% Buddhist. Projects include supporting and providing resources to Dr. Frank Cho´s free dental clinic in Cambodia. To learn more about how you can help,

GDA has partnered with other organizations to provide educational instruction for future dentists and health professionals through residency programs. The Central Asia team meets monthly to strategize on how to support the residency program and partakes in annual trips.

Opportunities in Mexico allow a good introduction to dentists who prefer short term trips in the field. Dental and health care teams typically travel for one weekend to care for many in spiritual and physical need.

State and local budget cuts put tremendous strain on local clinics. Many individuals in Los Angeles, including the homeless, are left with greatly decreased access to medical care. As of 2011, over 1.7 million people without insurance currently reside in Los Angeles County, and many are left to suffer in ongoing pain. Los Angeles Health Center (located in downtown Los Angeles) established their subsidized dental clinic in 1996 to assist those in need. Volunteers typically commit to at least three hours per month for common dental treatments. There is currently an increased demand for services thus additional volunteers are always welcome. The clinic is typically open Monday through Thursday between 8:00am to 11:00am and 12:00pm to 3:00pm.

A few times a year, we have quarterly large group gatherings and open house for all Christian healthcare professionals in Southern California.  This is also a great opportunity for those who cannot participate regularly to be able to come out just a few times a year and stay connected.  This is also a wonderful way to 1) listen to an invited guest speaker share about their medical missions experiences 2) learn about serving opportunities and 3) network with other fellow Christian healthcare professionals.  Recent guest speakers include 1) a Kaiser surgeon called to do full time medical missions work in Ethiopia, 2) a pediatric surgeon called to do full time medical missions work in Mali, 3) Pastor Steeven Veerapaneni, a national missionary to India, 4) YNCC-HPM medical missions teams to  Haiti, India, Ethiopia, etc.

On a selected Sunday afternoon (2:30-5:00pm) of every other month, an afternoon is spent treating and ministering to the homeless population of downtown LA at an outdoor clinic at the parking lot of the Union Rescue Mission.  All healthcare professionals and anyone with a heart for God and serving are needed.  This takes place in lieu of our weekly small group meeting.  (http://urm.org/contact/directions/)

Every year, 1 or 2 teams from HPM composed of about 7-12 members will travel to a country abroad to serve for about 7-10 days (working with long-term missionaries).  In the past we have gone to Mongolia, Vietnam, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Peru, Ethiopia, Haiti, India.  Recently, this has taken place in the fall and sometimes in the summer.

HPM partners and collaborates with other organizations and churches in and around Southern California (kamhc.org).  For 2014, HPM partnered with the national medical missions conference hosted by KAMHC (kamhc.org) which was held at Young Nak Church in L.A. on June 20-21, 2014.  We will be partnering with GMMA at their student conference on March 21, 2015 at Sarang Church.  The next biennial Kamhc conference will be on June 24-25, 2016.  Location TBD.

Ranging from picnics (Memorial Day Picnic), sports outings (eg. baseball games),  Hollywood Bowl, Christmas and Super Bowl parties, sports fellowship with volleyball and softball, basketball, etc.

(set up in progress)

Geared towards pre-health professional college students + professional/grad students (networking/mentorship/fellowship).  We are currently partnering with GMMA (KAMHC) to reach out to pre-healthcare professionals.

iHPM is an online internet forum for healthcare professionals, medical missionaries and long tern missionaries, domestic and abroad, for the purpose of curbsiding healthcare related questions as well as for mutual support and prayer.  This is a great opportunity to serve overseas from the comfort of home.

This ministry has been in operation for over 10 years. Currently Love TJ has been on hold but may resume in the near future future.   Every 2nd or 3rd Saturday of the month, a team from Young Nak Church —both KM & EM— spends an entire day (7 AM – 7 PM) in the impoverished rural hillside neighborhoods of Tijuana, serving the poor residents while working with a number of local churches, to provide a holistic ministry in various aspects of basic medical, dental, optometric, accupuncture, chiropractic, pharmacy, nursing, food distribution, hair cutting, children’s ministry , prayer and spiritual needs.